Team Korea in Rio

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Team Korea held a team welcoming ceremony to mark its arrival at the Rio Olympics. At the ceremony the athletes renewed their determination to help Team Korea finish in the top-ten for medal counts this year.

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The Korean national anthem resonates under the skies over Rio de Janeiro for the first time. The Korean national athletes donning white trousers and blue jackets receive a welcome ceremony marking their arrival at the Olympic Village. The team entered the square to Brazilian traditional music performed by a local troupe. After a welcome speech from the chief of the Olympic Village, Janeth Arcain, the national Korean flag was hoisted. Chung Mong-kyu, the head of the Korean national team, presented the Olympic Village with a traditional lacquer jewelry box coated with mother-of-pearl.

[Soundbite] Oh Young-ran(Korean Nat'l Handball Team) : "As far as I remember, it's my first time attending a team welcome ceremony. It's very emotional to me because these Olympics could become the final games in my career. I am determined to do my best."

[Soundbite] Gu Bon-gil(Korean Nat'l Fencing Team) : "When I was listening to the national anthem at the ceremony, I thought that I should make it play again by winning a gold medal."

Comprising 204 athletes who will compete in 24 events, Team Korea is training hard ahead of the Olympics to achieve its goal of finishing in the top 10.